bombardier advanced concept
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Bombardier' EMBRIO Advanced Concept is a one-wheeled recreational and commuting vehicle that seques into a whole new experience on the road. Aimed at the 18 to 45 age group, this advanced concept prefigures the kind of user-friendly, minimalist vehicles we might be seeing - and using - on our urban, suburban and country roads in the year 2025.
THE CONCEPT
Bombardier Recreational Products designers saw the EMBRIO project as an exercise in looking into the future of recreational transportation. The result is Embrio, a concept for a recreational vehicle that could meet the needs of people in the year 2025. The main criteria for the concept were simple - respect the design philosophy "to create highly innovative, functional and exciting products to exceed people's recreational needs", while trying to determine what would be the "next thing" in recreational vehicles?
The Bombardier EMBRIO concept is one of several concepts that were proposed by different internal design teams of Bombardier Recreational Products.
The resulting EMBRIO concept is a pure and simplified design that uses clean lines and is exciting to look at, and should be even more exciting to ride. The anticipated weight of the vehicle is about 360 pounds.
DESIGN
From a technology standpoint, the EMBRIO concept is a recreational and commuting vehicle that uses gyroscopic and electronic technology. It is a means of transportation with a hydrogen fuel cell as its main power source. The use of fuel cell technology and recycling of aluminum and polyethylene makes the Bombardier EMBRIO an eco-friendly design throughout its life cycle.
In stand-by configuration, the vehicle's front wheels deploy to the ground like a jet plane landing gear to increase longitudinal stability.
THE RIDE
Riding the Bombardier EMBRIO concept in the real world would be a thrill. With a riding position similar to a motorcycle, the EMBRIO uses a complex series of sensors and gyroscopes to balance one or more human passengers on a single wheel. Technology will be used to harness the laws of physics, with the gyroscopes and sensors, a high-performance braking system, active suspension, night vision and robotic assistance. A digitally encoded learning key will start the engine.
To move forward, the rider activates a trigger on the left handlebar. The landing gear retracts when the speed reaches 20 km/h. To turn, the rider leans in the desired direction. The brake is activated by a trigger on the right handlebar. When the speed drops to 20 km/h again, the landing gear redeploys automatically. Even without the landing gear, the EMBRIO would be stable when motionless because of the gyroscope.